Benchmarks

Changes are part of the March regular review of the DAX 50 ESG, DAX 50 ESG+, DAX 30 ESG, DAX ESG Target, DAX ESG Screened, MDAX ESG+, MDAX ESG Screened and DAX indices.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced the new composition of the DAX blue-chip indices.

STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies and leading provider of benchmark and custom index solutions to global institutional investors, today announced an unscheduled change to the MDAX and SDAX indices.

A rotation out of technology and AI-related stocks weighed on US indices in February, while inflows into lower-valuation, more traditional sectors lifted European benchmarks for an eighth straight month.

STOXX Ltd. today announced the new composition of the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Effective as of the opening of European markets on March 23, 2026, the following stocks will be added to and deleted from the index and its respective size or sector indices.

Stocks rose in January on optimism that global economic growth will continue to support corporate earnings. Emerging-market indices advanced as the US dollar weakened, while basic-resources stocks jumped alongside metal prices.

Assets under management in STOXX-linked ETFs grew 51% in 2025 to EUR 189 billion, following EUR 35.1 billion in net investments. The growth was largely driven by renewed interest in European equities, a segment where STOXX and DAX ETFs captured 44.6% of net new flows.

Introduced in 1996, the MDAX tracks Germany’s listed mid-cap companies, widely regarded as the backbone of the national economy. The index has become a popular barometer for investors, both in terms of the breadth of investable products linked to it and the returns it has delivered over the past three decades.

In its third year of existence, the iShares EURO STOXX 50 ESG ETF offers exposure to a core Eurozone benchmark minus controversial business activities. Sophie Thurner, ETF Product Strategist at BlackRock, explains how the ESG ETF fits in investors’ portfolios and how its underlying index has adapted to evolving regulation.

The EURO STOXX® Banks and STOXX® Europe 600 Banks indices climbed 80.3% and 67% respectively in 2025, the best performance among 20 ICB Supersectors and best year since 1987. In spite of strong gains in recent years, the banking sector remains significantly below the levels reached just before the global financial crisis.

European stocks helped drive global indices to a monthly gain in December, capping a third straight year of double-digit returns on expectations of sustained economic growth.

The launches follow on from the roll-out three years ago of ETFs tracking yen-hedged versions of the two European flagship benchmarks, and come amid rising interest in European equities.